4:50 p.m. | 2002-08-10 Home Sweet Home. Here are some things I love about living alone. It�s very peaceful. No drama. No temper tantrums. No yelling or screaming. Well, unless I, myself, decide to yell and scream and throw a dramatic temper tantrum. I really don�t have the energy for all that. And, there�s no audience, so it doesn�t really get me anywhere. I don�t have to cook, clean or go grocery shopping if I don�t want to. I make all the rules and I can break all the rules. I always know where everything is. Okay, most of the time I do. When I hide things (like my valuables), however, I never find them again. Until I move. I get to watch whatever I want on TV, whenever I want. I get to eat whatever I want, whenever I want. (Unless I forgo the grocery shopping.) I never trip over toys or big man shoes. (I trip over my own feet a lot, so I don�t need any help from inanimate objects strewn carelessly about.) I get to hog the whole bed every night. Sleeping in the middle is great! I can sleep in late. Or, for that matter, sleep whenever I want to. Conversely, I can stay up late or go to bed early. I can be as lazy as I want without feeling guilty. I can spend all weekend reading a book without interruption. I don�t have to answer the phone if I don�t want to. I don�t have to rush anyone to the emergency room at 1:00am and sit around anxiously for hours. I can be as bitchy as I want to be without bothering anyone else. (Well, other than myself.) I don�t get looks of pity and concern with I�m thrashing in pain, having muscle spasms, falling down, or vomiting violently (from meds). And, I don�t hit anyone when I throw things. (If I�m holding something when I have muscle spasms in my arms, I have a tendency to fling it unexpectedly and rather violently.) I look forward to going home everyday after work and I like hanging out here on the weekends. *** Here are some of the things that aren�t so great about living alone. I have to take out the trash. I have to do the yard work. (The gardeners do all the mowing and stuff, and I just do all the gardening stuff, so I don�t really mind. It�s the watering that can get tiresome.) I have to do all the cooking, cleaning and grocery shopping. Oh, and the laundry. Occasionally, it�s lonely. (Not that often but having the whole bed to myself isn�t always fun and sometimes it would be nice to watch a movie with someone or something.) I have to unclog sinks and stuff. I have to kill and dispose of any unwanted bugs. I have to do all the heavy lifting. There�s no one here when I need a great big hug. *** All in all, I actually really enjoy living alone. I also enjoy living with someone else too as long as I have an adequate amount of time and space alone when I want or need it. your thoughts? seed flower